[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 72 (Monday, April 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18960-18961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1869]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Deemed Export Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed 
Meeting

    The Deemed Export Advisory Committee (DEAC) will meet in an open 
session on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at The Georgia 
Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference 
Center, 250 14th St., Atlanta, GA 30318. A map and directions to the 
Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center can be found at the 
following Web site: http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/visitorinfo/gtriconfdriving.html. The open session will also be webcast live from 
the Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center. For more 
information, please consult http://www.export.gatech.edu in the days 
prior to the meeting.
    The DEAC is a Federal Advisory Committee established in accordance 
with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, 5 U.S.C. app. 2. It advises the Secretary of Commerce on 
deemed export licensing policy. A tentative agenda of topics for 
discussion is listed below. While these topics will likely be 
discussed, this list is not exhaustive and there may be discussion of 
other related items during the public session.

May 2, 2007

Public Session

    1. Introductory Remarks.
    2. Current Deemed Export Control Policy Issues.
    3. Technology Transfer Issues.
    4. U.S. Industry Competitiveness.
    5. U.S. Academic and Government Research Communities.
    6. Industry, Academia and other Stakeholder Comments.

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    Limited parking will be available on-site for members of the public 
at a cost of $5 per vehicle. In addition, a limited number of seats 
will be available for the public session. Reservations will not be 
accepted. To the extent time permits, members of the general public may 
present oral statements to the DEAC. The general public may submit 
written statements at any time before or after the meeting. However, to 
facilitate distribution to DEAC members, BIS suggests that general 
public presentation materials or comments be forwarded before the 
meeting to Ms. Yvette Springer at [email protected].

May 2, 2007

Closed Session

    The DEAC will also meet in a closed session on Wednesday, May 2, 
2007, from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. During the closed session, there will be 
discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the provisions 
relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 Sec. Sec.  
10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The Assistant Secretary for Administration 
formally determined on April 4, 2007, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 Sec.  
(10)(d)), that the portion of the meeting concerning trade secrets and 
commercial or financial information deemed privileged or confidential 
as described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), the portion of the meeting 
concerning matters the premature disclosure of which would be likely to 
significantly frustrate implementation of an agency action as described 
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), and the portion of the meeting dealing with 
matters that are (A) specifically authorized under criteria established 
by an Executive Order to be kept secret in the interests of national 
defense or foreign policy and (B) in fact properly classified pursuant 
to such Executive Order (5 U.S.C. 52b(c)(1)(A) and (1)), shall be 
exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 
U.S.C. app. 2 Sec. Sec.  10(a)(2) and 10(a)(3). All other portions of 
the DEAC meeting will be open to the public.
    For more information, please call Yvette Springer at (202) 482-
2813.

    Dated: April 11, 2007.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-1869 Filed 4-13-07; 8:45 am]
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